Month of March
Colder and Drier
Than Normal Here
The month of March was
slightly colder and had .49 of
an inch of rainfall less than nor
mal, the weather bureau reports.
The average monthly temper
ature was 44.3 degrees, or 3.9
degrees below the long-term
normal. Precipitation, mostly
rain, totaled 1.03 inches.
The two coldest days were the
15th and the 20th, when the
minimum temperature dropped
to 19 degrees, on both days, set
ting all-time records for low tem
peratures at that time of year.
The warmest days were the 7th
and 26th, when the thermometer
rose to 71 degrees.
Records Compared
There were eight clear days
compared to a normal of six;
four partly cloudy days (normal
is seven); 19 cloudy days (normal
is 18); 10 days which had one
one-hundredth of an inch or more
of rainfall (normal is 11 days),
and 15 days when the minimum
temperature was 32 degrees or
below (normal is 12 days).
The long-range, 30-day predic
tion for the month of April for
western Oregon is for near nor
mal temperatures, with precipi
tation generally above normal
amounts along the west coast.
The interior valleys are on
the dividing line between areas
where above-normal rainfall is
forecast and areas where normal
rainfall is predicted, so the
weather bureau is uncertain
whether to look for normal or
above-normal precipitation in the
Rogue valley.
Portland Better
Business Bureau '
Tells 'Alert' Plan
Portland The Portland Bet
ter Business Bureau this week
announced the launching of a
state-wide campaign to alert the
public to be on guard against
certain bilk artists who consist
ently invade state business areas.
A typical example is the Wil
liamson Gang, a notorious group
who invade a community like
locusts, peddling phony Irish
lace, suiting materials, roofing
materials, paint that won't wash
off and other fast items. ,
Lyle Janz, manager of the
Eure.au. stated, "watch out for
the rackets that bloom in the
spring." This might well be con-
. sidered a "keynote" phrase for
the entire campaign to expose
gyp septic tank cleaners quoting
low estimates and charging ex
orbitant prices, among other
rackets barn-storming the nation
this time of year, he added.
Plan Public Information
Janz also announced today
that the Bureau is inaugurating
a public relations program
whereby it will keep Oregonians
apprised of the rackets which
are either currently working in
the area or are headed this way
from other states. He receives
advance notice of this infiltra
tion and will pass such informa
tion along. '
Janz invited the public to use
the services of the Bureau, a
non-profit organization main
tained by public spirited business
firms and professional men to
improve the standards of business
and professional conduct, and to
assist in combating commercial
frauds.
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Some Recent Automobile Advertisements
Often Will 'Catch' Unwary Customers
Washington (U.R) "Fifty
brand new cars going at your
price." "Profit is no aim. We
give our profits to you." "$500
discount." "You name your own
trade-in allowance."
Those are excerpts from some
recent automobile advertise
ments in various cities.
Sound wonderful, and some
times are. But more often there's
a catch, and the experts say the
bargains often aren't as big as
they sound.
The National Automobile Deal
ers Association is alarmed. Be
cause of today's fierce competi
tion, it says that "razzle dazzle"
advertising has increased tre
mendously and that both the
auto industry and the public are
getting hurt.
Better business bureaus have
been disturbed. In some cities
they have developed fair practice
codes to get dealers to cut down
on misleading claims. Similar
codes are in the works in other
cities, including Washington.
But the individual car buyer is
still his own best defense against
a bad deal. And he's got a lot of
things to look out for.
Take discounts for instance. A
lot are sound. Big discount firms
are slicing 25 per cent or so off
list prices because they don't
give the service or have the over
head of authorized dealers.
The Automobile Dealers As-
A Nichol's Worth of . . .
Comment- On This and That
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
United Prtt fwhir Writer
LEBANON COACH QUITS
Lebanon (U.R) George
Van Pelt, who coached football
at Lebanon high school for the
past six years, has resigned,
School Superintendent J. W,
King said. The resignation is ef
fective at the end of the cur
rent school year.
Washington (U.R) Whafs
new in Washington:
The Army reports that our
boys in uni
form in Europe
are getting a
break. They
now can get a
bottle of good
scotch for
$2.05. The
price has been
cut from $2.90.
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i new Democratic senator from
South Carolina, and his wife,
Jean, are a little unhappy be
cause Jean can't find any yellow
hominy grits in the capital. Mrs.
S. has worn out a- couple of
pairs of shoes. But no luck.
She can find all kinds of the
white grits, but no yellow ones.
The senator, in his news letter
back home, said "somehow the
whites don't taste the same."
human Micnols
- Democrat i c
Senator Bob
Kerr of Okla
his news letter
politicians are
White House
homa says in
that Republican
moving in on the
doctor. "They have pronounced
Mamie 100 per cent fit," the
veteran lawgiver says, "but they
hope Ike develops a 'running'
fever."
A lady wrote into the copy
right section, of the Library of
Congress, announcing with great
pride that she had a hot idea
"basted" on facts. But she forgot
to send along the idea, however.
That prompted Vincent Doyle of
the copyright office to hold his
breath and announce that maybe
he could expect a narrative
"with juicy details." Ouch! A lot
of people frown on puns.
inq Crimes Said
Heartburn !
-and Darn the Luck.
I Forgot MyTUMS
When Acid Indigestion strikes,
nothing beats a handy roll of
Tunis in pocket or purse. For
Turns give fast, on-the-spot re
lief from gas, heartburn, acid
stomach. No water, no mixing
needed. Take Turns anywhere.
Turns can't over-alkalize can't
cause acid rebound. Get a roll
today!
The season is on in the Capitol
restaurants. Various states are
whooping it up for their products
and making the legislators and
press fat in hope of a plug by
mouth or in print. There have
been passed around in the eat
eries during the last few days
such things as Texas grapefruit
and Louisiana and Texas rice. A
battle of state's rights, you might
say. Florida was not asleep when
the grapefruit was passed out.
The guests had two kinds of
that fruit to chew over.
But it isn't like the old days.
A congressman from Delaware
used to toss around tons of straw
berries. Another from Montana
used to bring in the better part
of a moose each season, have it
quartered and cooked in the Sen
ate .restaurant, served with
moose sauce.
Of Alcohol Influence
Chicago (U.R) Stabbings,
assaults and the carrying of con
cealed weapons are "definitely
crimes of alcoholic influence," a
study sponsored by the American
Business Men's Research Found
ation shows.
The study was reported by
Lloyd M. Shupe, police chemist
at Columbus, Ohio, who tested
882 arrested persons for intoxi
cation. persons arrested for stabbings
were 11 to 1 under the influence
of alcohol; for assaults, 10 to 1
under the influence, and for
carrying concealed weapons, 8
to 1.
"Of those who were caught In
the city of Columbus, during the
past two years, during or im
mediately after the commission
of a crime, 64 per cent were un
der the influence. of alcohol to
such an extent that their in
hibitions were reduced," Shupe
said.
Hornbrook
Vice - President Richard M.
Nixon has received a memo from
a fifth-grader named James
Seldmann of Penns Grove, N. J.
The lad said he was studying
about adjectives and adverbs and
he wanted some help from our
assistant leader. Jimmy said he
had written to the President
about his problem "and got a
fine . 'litter'." He also said he
planned to write to all the gover
nors and senators and John Fos
ter 'Dullis.' That's one way to
collect famous autographs, with
or without adjectives.
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The Army likes the one about
Pvt. Andrew Mouse, whose com
pany is training in the Grune-
walu Forest in Germany. The
soldier, from Jay, Okla., is a full
blooded Cherokee and not only
that, he is an expert at imitating
animal calls. The other day Pri
vate Mouse cut loose one of his
wolf calls and aimed it at a
herd of deer. The bucks and does
scattered.
Hornbrook, Calif. Among
students home for Easter vaca
tion are Miss Sally Jeter and
Miss Marilyn Burns, from Chico
State, Chico, Calif., and Miss
Jo Ann Burns who is taking
nurses training at Samuel Mer-
ntt Hospital in Oakland, Calif.
Visiting -at the C. L. Gowing
home, last week end were their
daughters and families, -Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Lunsbury and four
childcen and Mr. and Mrs. Dan
iel Duff and two children of
Klamath Falls, Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. George McCann
will leave next week for Klam
ath Falls, Ore., where he has
accepted a position- with his
brother-in-law, Ned Putnam.
Mrs. Marjorie Fairburn was
taken by ambulance to the Sis
kiyou County General Hospital
at Yreka, Calif., April 4.
Daily's U-Drive
Medford Airport
sociation doesn't like this. But
this doesn't mean there is any
thing wrong with the car or the
price, as far as the buyer is con
cerned. Some discount claims,
though, are tricky.
Informal Survey
The Wall Street Journal made
an informal survey recently and
found that 19 out of the 20 deal
ers it checked made some con
cession on their original asking
price. But in every case, these
dealers also pegged the asking
price above the factory's "sug
gested" list price. So the net i
"discount" often was very small
and occasionally non-existent.
Another familiar dealer claim
is "we'll give you $200 more on
a trade in than any other dealer
in town." Leland S. McCarthy,
manager of the Better Business
Bureau here, said he checked
one of these recently and found
the boast was unfounded. The
dealer quit making it.
McCarthy says another thing
for the buyer to watch for is the
dealer who claims he's throwing
in extra accessories. He said
"usually they're not extras but
original equipment put on by the
factory."
Great on the Surface
Some dealers give away fur
coats, TV sets, sets of dishes, or
even vacation trips. The Auto
mobile Dealers Association says
some people must think "these
dealers are in business for their
health." Actually,. it said, it's a
pretty safe bet that the customer
rarely gets anything for nothing.
Easy credit is something else.
Some dealers are offering cars
for as little as nothing the, first
year and easy terms after'that.
This sounds tempting, the asso
ciation says, but it's bad business
for the individual, and the indus
try, because it leads to reposes
sions and top-heavy credit.
The association emphasizes
that it doesn't claim the dealers
it criticizes are doing anything
illegal. What it does say is that
competition has produced a
topsy-turvy buyers' market in
which claims and counter claims
and old fashioned horsetrading
are the order of the day.
Its advice: Go ahead and try
to get the best deal in town but
be sure to check every angle so
you know you're really getting
it.
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